Data

Boston U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,634   2,462   2,645   2,737   2,585   2,505   2,150   2,033   2,329   2,406
    Hispanic or Latino   272   282   293   291   243   214   190   170   182   176
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,212   2,072   2,239   2,318   2,176   2,112   1,761   1,677   1,934   1,954
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   3   2   3   1   1   7   4   7
      Asian   478   431   403   388   397   387   376   348   366   359
      Black or African American   149   129   154   168   132   120   115   106   101   110
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   3   3   3   2   3   2   1   3   4
      White   1,451   1,387   1,562   1,644   1,546   1,507   1,199   1,141   1,388   1,395
      More than one race   131   121   114   113   96   94   68   74   72   79
    Unknown ethnicity and race   150   108   113   128   166   179   199   186   213   276
  Temporary visa holders   2,133   2,208   2,298   2,222   1,720   2,078   1,513   1,296   1,453   1,360
  Science and engineering   4,221   4,106   4,183   4,241   3,661   3,951   2,924   2,658   2,996   3,031
    Science   3,335   3,254   3,301   3,336   2,863   3,102   2,417   2,145   2,257   2,329
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,336   1,283   1,233   1,265   1,186   1,126   1,099   1,053   809   982
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   25
      Computer and information sciences   518   606   633   486   220   461   294   196   202   172
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   69   62   66   62   50   48   6   7   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   328   319   348   355   354   359   339   301   90   82
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   8   9   22   40   35   45   32   81   71
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   280   255   240   233   227   230   55   38   216   218
      Psychology   221   225   230   265   232   198   139   138   171   140
      Social sciences   504   496   542   648   554   645   440   380   604   560
    Engineering   886   852   882   905   798   849   507   513   739   702
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   286   253   262   240   226   211   77   82   179   167
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   231   246   264   272   225   272   166   185   258   258
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   55   59   54   74   68   71   30   36   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   187   182   179   177   159   164   118   129   143   125
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   74   58   79   90   68   80   57   28   53   47
      Other engineering   53   54   44   52   52   51   59   53   106   105
    Health   546   564   760   718   644   632   739   671   786   735
      Clinical medicine   330   339   430   506   371   392   505   471   626   575
      Other health   216   225   330   212   273   240   234   200   160   160

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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